Circus of Fear (aka Psycho-Circus, 1966), the second film based on a work by Edgar Wallace that I’m reviewing for the ‘Diaries, is part heist film, part murder mystery, and all mess. The film begins by firing on all cylinders — a taut scene of an armored car heist on top of the Tower Bridge …
This week I watched 1961′s iteration of the Edgar Wallace mystery Dark Eyes of London, Alfred Vohrer’s Dead Eyes of London. This is the second attempt at bringing this work to the screen, preceded by 1939′s The Human Monster starring Bela Lugosi. This time ’round, Inspector Larry Holt (Joachim Fuchsberger) is investigating a series of …
So the trailer for Duncan Jones’ new film was released this week and I’m not sure what I think about it. Sure, I’ll go see anything from the guy who lovingly gave me Moon but the trailer hardly does a thing to convince me that this film is anything but mindless filler, or that it …
I have to admit, I am quickly becoming a huge fan of the films coming out of South Korea in the past several years. While Japan tends to be a bit more widely recognized by mainstream audiences I’d happily put up the best films from South Korea against anything from any other country, let alone …